The Sandip Roy Show
What makes people tick? What are the stories they carry with them? In a world of shouting heads, veteran journalist, radio commentator and novelist Sandip Roy sits down to have real conversations about the fascinating world around us and the people who shape it. Catch these engaging interviews every other Sunday
Latest episodes
Jun 28, 2020 • 37min
53: What India's environment ministry's been doing while we were preoccupied with COVID-19, with Kanchi Kohli
In this episode, Sandip talks to Kanchi Kohli, senior researcher at Center for Policy Research (CPR), about how the pandemic has affected the way the ministry has been taking decisions and changing the fundamentals of the environment assessments process.
Jun 14, 2020 • 37min
52: Angela Saini on Black Lives Matter and how 'race science' helped harden discrimination
In this episode, Sandip talks to award-winning science writer Angela Saini, whose latest book Superior, talks about how the feeling of racial superiority has been hardened through 'race science' that lets people believe that is not prejudice but biology behind these ideas.
May 31, 2020 • 33min
51: How Cyclone Amphan warns us about the future of Sundarbans, with Nilanjan Ghosh
Sandip talks to ecological economist, Nilanjan Ghosh, Director of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Kolkata about the future of Sundarbans and the damage that cyclone Amphan has done to the region.
May 17, 2020 • 29min
50: How to talk to your kids about the Bois Locker Room, with Tanu Shree Singh
In this episode, Sandip talks to psychologist and author, Tanu Shree Singh, about how to talk to your kids about Bois Locker Room and have other difficult conversations.
May 3, 2020 • 39min
49: The lockdown's toll on mental health, with Dr Pratima Murthy
Dr Pratima Murthy on how mental health is suffering during this time. From the toll that the lockdown has taken on people suffering from alcohol addiction and severe mental illness like schizophrenia to the problems being faced by the elderly and the stigma associated with the disease.
Apr 19, 2020 • 36min
48: What will it take for India to come out of lockdown? With Dr Giridhar Babu
In this episode, Sandip talks to Dr. Giridhar R Babu, professor and head of life course epidemiology at the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) about how we will know whether India is ready to come out of the lockdown on May 3, and the kind of new India that we will emerge into.
Apr 5, 2020 • 39min
47: Understanding how India migrates, with Chinmay Tumbe
In this episode, Sandip talks to Chinmay about India’s internal migrants, the myths that surround them, how the government can better address their problems, the emerging trends in migration and his book, India Moving: A History of Migration.
Mar 22, 2020 • 36min
46: When India locked up 3,000 Chinese-Indians in internment camps, with Dilip D'Souza
In this episode, Sandip talk to journalist Dilip D'Souza about this latest book, The Deoliwallahs: The True Story of the 1962 Chinese-Indian Internment.
Mar 8, 2020 • 35min
45: Getting a coronavirus reality check, with Dr Gagandeep Kang
In this episode, Dr Gagandeep Kang, one of India's leading clinical scientists, busts myths about coronavirus, talks about why she is hopeful for a vaccine and how climate change affects the spread of such viruses.
Feb 23, 2020 • 28min
44: Viswanathan Anand on being a bad loser and why he admires John McEnroe
In this episode, Sandip talk to Viswanathan Anand about how he deals with losing, why he admires John McEnroe, his autobiography and more.
